What it's like to live in Texas City
Texas City is a smaller city in Texas with home prices that remain within reach, a population that has grown fast since 2020, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Texas City deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, college degree attainment below the national average, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, and hot summers.
The good
- Affordable home prices
- Fast-growing population
- Low student-teacher ratio
The not so good
- Air quality concerns
- Low college degree attainment
- High rent burden for renters
- Hot summers
- Very rainy — 60" of rain per year
- Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
How Texas City compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Texas City
Based on Texas City's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,614
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $52,280 a year
- 50% of Texas City renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$43,460
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $21,730
- Homes cost 3.2× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of livingNear US average
$1,307/mo median rent
Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,307 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $217,300. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.
Median home value $217,300 · 50% of renters cost-burdened
Job market▲ 21% above US
5.2% unemployment
Unemployment here is 5.2%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route.
City-level (BLS)
Safety▼ 24% below US
249 violent crimes per 100k
Pretty safe, all things considered. Violent crime sits below the national average, nothing alarming, just ordinary city-life awareness.
Property crime 1287/100k · Texas City Police Department · 2025 data
Getting aroundNear US average
26 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 25.7 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 6% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 91°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 48°F. It's a wet climate overall.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 44% below US
20% bachelor's degree or higher
College degree attainment runs below average at 20%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.
Schools
22 public schools inside the boundary
There are 22 public schools inside the boundary and 3 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Big Thicket National Preserve (76 miles away).
Bottom line
Texas City's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and a population that has grown fast since 2020; the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and college degree attainment below the national average. A year of median rent ($1,307/mo) equals 23% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.
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